Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,125 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,350 kr
Communal tax
- 3,528 kr
Church tax
- 106 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,120 kr
Net pay
* 14,005 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,005 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,120 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,041 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,125 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.96 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 60.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,125 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,120 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,005 kr per year, or 1,167 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 kr in your salary will be taxed 31.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.51 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,426 kr of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 14259
32.5%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 14207
32.7%
2
Tårnby
DKK 14200
32.8%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 14107
33.2%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 14111
33.2%
5
Vejle
DKK 14116
33.2%
6
Gentofte
DKK 14100
33.3%
7
Glostrup
DKK 14100
33.3%
8
Herlev
DKK 14093
33.3%
9
Københavns
DKK 14071
33.4%
10
Allerød
DKK 14030
33.6%
11
Billund
DKK 14029
33.6%
12
Brøndby
DKK 13998
33.7%
13
Greve
DKK 14005
33.7%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 14014
33.7%
15
Aarhus
DKK 13975
33.8%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 13982
33.8%
17
Dragør
DKK 13953
33.9%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 13955
33.9%
19
Furesø
DKK 13947
34.0%
20
Solrød
DKK 13911
34.1%
21
Køge
DKK 13901
34.2%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 13882
34.3%
23
Herning
DKK 13884
34.3%
24
Ishøj
DKK 13882
34.3%
25
Næstved
DKK 13871
34.3%
26
Ikast-Brande
DKK 13857
34.4%
27
Odder
DKK 13860
34.4%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 13860
34.4%
29
Roskilde
DKK 13862
34.4%
30
Slagelse
DKK 13859
34.4%
31
Varde
DKK 13860
34.4%
32
Ballerup
DKK 13836
34.5%
33
Gribskov
DKK 13831
34.5%
34
Helsingør
DKK 13846
34.5%
35
Holbæk
DKK 13830
34.5%
36
Horsens
DKK 13839
34.5%
37
Hvidovre
DKK 13836
34.5%
38
Odense
DKK 13843
34.5%
39
Vejen
DKK 13830
34.5%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 13836
34.5%
41
Aalborg
DKK 13813
34.6%
42
Albertslund
DKK 13810
34.6%
43
Fredericia
DKK 13813
34.6%
44
Hedensted
DKK 13813
34.6%
45
Kolding
DKK 13807
34.6%
46
Lejre
DKK 13815
34.6%
47
Rødovre
DKK 13807
34.6%
48
Vallensbæk
DKK 13810
34.6%
49
Viborg
DKK 13805
34.6%
50
Aabenraa
DKK 13788
34.7%
51
Egedal
DKK 13801
34.7%
52
Fanø
DKK 13785
34.7%
53
Halsnæs
DKK 13788
34.7%
54
Hillerød
DKK 13789
34.7%
55
Rebild
DKK 13791
34.7%
56
Silkeborg
DKK 13802
34.7%
57
Struer
DKK 13795
34.7%
58
Tønder
DKK 13801
34.7%
59
Esbjerg
DKK 13779
34.8%
60
Favrskov
DKK 13772
34.8%
61
Holstebro
DKK 13784
34.8%
62
Lemvig
DKK 13778
34.8%
63
Middelfart
DKK 13766
34.8%
64
Randers
DKK 13768
34.8%
65
Skive
DKK 13782
34.8%
66
Sønderborg
DKK 13779
34.8%
67
Frederikssund
DKK 13757
34.9%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 13752
34.9%
69
Thisted
DKK 13756
34.9%
70
Faxe
DKK 13740
35.0%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 13728
35.0%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 13737
35.0%
73
Morsø
DKK 13723
35.0%
74
Syddjurs
DKK 13737
35.0%
75
Assens
DKK 13711
35.1%
76
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 13704
35.1%
77
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 13701
35.1%
78
Kerteminde -
DKK 13711
35.1%
79
Mariagerfjord
DKK 13715
35.1%
80
Norddjurs
DKK 13708
35.1%
81
Nordfyns
DKK 13717
35.1%
82
Ringsted
DKK 13715
35.1%
83
Samsø
DKK 13705
35.1%
84
Stevns
DKK 13708
35.1%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 13689
35.2%
86
Haderslev
DKK 13686
35.2%
87
Hjørring
DKK 13681
35.2%
88
Nyborg
DKK 13679
35.2%
89
ODSHERRED
DKK 13682
35.2%
90
Sorø
DKK 13686
35.2%
91
Ærø
DKK 13698
35.2%
92
Brønderslev
DKK 13667
35.3%
93
Langeland
DKK 13659
35.3%
94
Svendborg
DKK 13676
35.3%
95
Lolland
DKK 13646
35.4%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 13653
35.4%
97
Læsø
DKK 13636
35.5%
98
Christiansø
DKK 19194
9.1%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21125
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21125
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21125
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21125
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19784
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19498
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19184
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19076
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18801
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18791
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18593
12.0%
12
Russia
DKK 18379
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17217
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17006
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16588
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16509
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15728
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14629
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14365
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13788
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13289
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12358
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19295
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18472
12.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21125
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21125
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20900
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20069
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19915
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19416
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19255
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18867
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18625
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18613
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18590
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18340
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17847
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17166
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16731
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20534
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21698
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19489
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19446
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19129
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19099
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18907
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18801
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18484
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17534
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17407
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17301
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20914
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19649
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18177
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18040
14.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17823
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17693
16.3%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17361
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16810
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16206
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 16048
24.0%
10
Uganda
DKK 15815
25.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15240
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20069
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20069
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19435
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19435
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18801
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18347
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17169
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16607
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13630
35.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Greve tables of Denmark, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.